Key result
Proposed surface area calculation using height and base diameter better quantifies implant capsule contracture.
Why the study?
A more direct measurement of implant capsule contracture is needed for laboratory study because previous methods rely on deformability measurements rather than surface area.
Comparison
Method calculating capsule surface area from height and base diameter vs previous deformability-based methods
Design
Methodological study proposing a new measurement technique
Authors
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May aid contracture quantification in implant patients; leaves open prospective validation before adoption.
Proposes a new method to calculate implant capsule surface area from height and base diameter to quantify contracture.
H. Hollis Caffee (1983) studied Implant capsule contracture. Calculation of capsule surface area from measurements of height and base diameter vs. Previous methods relying on deformability was evaluated on Capsule surface area. A method is proposed for the calculation of implant capsule surface area from measurements of height and base diameter to better quantify capsule contracture.
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